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General Discussion for Dragon Ball Super Episode 131, aired 25 March 2018
奇跡の決着！さらば悟空！ また会う日まで！！
Kiseki no Ketchaku! Saraba Gokū! Mata Au Hi Made!!
A Miraculous Conclusion! Farewell, Goku! Until the Day We Meet Again!!
Summary:
With Goku out of commission, Freeza has appeared again to challenge Jiren, bringing No.17 with him. Jiren thinks this is a futile display of trust, but Freeza assures him that his only goal is to obtain the Super Dragon Balls; he’s only brought 17 along as insurance. Freeza doesn’t think Jiren seems as strong as before, and vows to defeat him. After the three of them battle for a little while, Freeza reaffirms that Jiren has indeed grown physically and mentally weaker, terrified at the possibility of returning to the weakling he once was. This spurs Jiren to fight back harder, but 17 intervenes and blasts Jiren at point-blank range.
Jiren falls to his knees, panicking Belmod and the others of Universe 11. 17 in on his knees too, having been caught up in the explosion from his own blast, but he knows that Freeza is there to finish the job for him. “Honored” at 17’s trust, Freeza steps forward to finish Jiren off. Pointing his finger at Jiren’s head, he charges up a finger blast. Jiren seems to lack the spirit even to look up, much to Freeza’s regret (he had wanted to see Jiren’s pathetic face at the end). From the bleachers, Toppo shouts out for Jiren to stand back up, saying he believes in Jiren’s strength even if Jiren himself doesn’t.
While Toppo’s sentimental speech makes Freeza feel sick, it motivates Jiren to indeed stand back up. Shrouded in a fiery aura, he counterattacks Freeza, forcing him and 17 to desperately combine their power to hold back his blast (with Freeza reverting from his Golden form to regular form in the process). As the two struggle, Goku returns to his feet and comes to their aid. 17 is surprised Goku can still move, but Goku thinks 17 is in the same boat; he tells 17 to watch their backs while he and Freeza go confront Jiren head-on. Freeza asks if Goku should stay back too, but Goku says all three of them need to cooperate to prevent Universe 7’s destruction.
Seeing that Goku has once again arisen to face him, Jiren gathers more energy. Goku is amazed that Jiren became so strong on his own; even the three of them together might not be enough to defeat him. Still, he assures Freeza that he’ll keep his promise (to restore Freeza to life) so long as Freeza upholds his end of the bargain. Indeed, it’s that naïve aspect of Goku that makes Freeza so sick, though he’s grateful for it at the moment. Goku, Freeza, and 17’s combined blast breaks through Jiren’s wall of energy, and Goku and Freeza rush forward to fight him together.
In the bleachers, Kuririn and Vegeta are both agog at the sight of Goku and Freeza fighting side-by-side against a common foe. While the two of them engage Jiren in hand-to-hand combat, 17 supports them from behind with a volley of energy blasts. Jiren finally breaks through Goku and Freeza’s assault and goes after 17, so Freeza has Goku throw him at Jiren. Freeza tackles Jiren and flies downward, trying to ring them both out, but Jiren overcomes him. Goku catches up with them and joins Freeza in pushing Jiren out of the ring, briefly managing to become regular Super Saiyan once more. As Beerus and the Universe 7 team cheer them on, the combined might of Goku and Freeza at last succeeds in pushing Jiren out of bounds.
Goku, Freeza, and Jiren all materialize in the bleachers. While Goku tries to thank Freeza, Freeza says that all he wants is for Goku to keep his promise. With Jiren eliminated, the Great Priest formally announces the defeat of Universe 11. As they prepare to be erased, Toppo thanks Jiren for all he did, though Jiren can’t understand why; after all, he treated Toppo and the rest of the Pride Troopers with contempt throughout the tournament. Goku expresses his desire to fight Jiren again; he thinks they both got stronger by fighting one another and is eager to meet Jiren again sometime. Jiren looks shocked, but smiles just before he vanishes.
Now only 17 remains in the arena, and the Great Priest descends to ask him if he has decided on a wish. The Super Dragon Balls appear in the sky above, and the Great Priest speaks the “language of the gods” to summon forth Super Shenlong. While 17 hesitates at first, he looks over at Goku and then wishes to restore all the destroyed universes. The Great Priest repeats this wish in the divine language, and Super Shenlong departs. In the newly restored Universe 6, Caulifla and Kale rejoice to find themselves alive again, while Cabba sees that his master Vegeta kept his promise. Caulifla forces Cabba to help her and Kale train to reach Super Saiyan 3. Off on his own, Champa refuses to thank his brother.
Universes 10, 3, 2, 9, 4, and 11 are likewise restored. In Universe 11, Jiren reflects on Goku’s desire to meet again, but believes himself too hung up on his past to ever form a bond with Goku or anyone else. However, Toppo wonders if Jiren is really so cowardly; in the tournament when Jiren rose to his feet that final time, he was doing it in response to the hopes of all the Pride Troopers, forming a bond with them for the first time. His confidence restored, Jiren vows along with Toppo that they will triumph the next time they battle Goku and the others.
Back in the World of Void, 18 asks 17 if he’s OK with this wish; what about his dream of travelling the world with his family? 17 though is happy to have saved multiple universes; he can surely take care of his job and family on his own. As 18 says that 17 and Goku are becoming more like one another, Freeza asks to be taken back to Hell. His time hasn’t run out yet, but he’d rather be in Hell than stick around and watch everyone else’s happy ending. In response, Whis gives Freeza something to be happy about, using his staff to bring Freeza back to life. This is a present from Beerus, in return for Freeza’s fine performance at the end. While Freeza says he will continue his evil ways, Goku vows to defeat him if he tries anything.
The Omni-Kings fly down and greet Goku, saying that the tournament was a lot of fun. Shin says that 17’s wish was unexpected, but the Great Priest explains that the Omni-Kings had foreseen that the warrior left out the end would be virtuous enough to consider the other universes. On the flipside, if the last warrior standing had made a selfish wish, the Omni-Kings would have erased “everything”. Whis thinks that this perhaps shows that the Omni-Kings expect Goku and the others to change things. The Omni-Kings ask Goku what they should do next, but Beerus and Shin panic and say that they will have to be heading home now. The Great Priest congratulates Universe 7 on their splendid fight and wish, while Goku promises to come back and see the Omni-Kings again sometime.
And so, the Tournament of Power concludes, and everyone returns to the daily lives. The gang all celebrate Bra’s birth some more, and Bulma even lets 17 use her cruise ship (from her birthday party) to travel around the world. Freeza returns to the remains of his army out in space, while Goku and Vegeta spar against each other in the wastelands on Earth. The two both use their Super Saiyan Blue forms, since it turns out Goku is unable to activate Ultra Instinct at will; it seems that it was something that only happened accidentally in the harsh conditions of the tournament. Hearing this, Vegeta vows to obtain an even greater power. Goku says they can both get stronger and stronger, and Vegeta agrees that a Saiyan’s strength knows no limits.
Goku and Vegeta continue to challenge their limits, but their adventure will begin again once a new powerful opponent appears. Until then, a brief parting.
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